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WIN-LOSE-TIE
UCC Pirates A 5-0-0
UCC Pirates B 4-1-0
Southeast Strongbows 2-2-1
Dublin City 86ers 1-2-2
Clonmel Warriors 1-4-0
Edenderry Soldiers 0-4-1

]]>http://www.irishflagfootball.com/content/news/News_Item.asp?content_ID=1007/03/2011Strongbows backhttp://www.irishflagfootball.com/content/news/News_Item.asp?content_ID=903/02/2011UCC Pirates to host Flag tournamentThe start time will be 10.30 with the aim of kicking off by 11.00. We would be expecting to finish up by 5.00. 5.30 at the latest as the Farm closes at 6.00.
I ll do my best to organise it so there will be no cost to participating teams. It shouldn t cost much to run and we ll be able to cover so much with our club account. If in the unlikely situation that there is a cost it would be very reasonalbe (maybe €10-20 per club). But I dont anticipate any teams having to pay.
We ll be playing at UCC s second sports ground, the Farm. If you want directions there the best thing to do is to enter "the farm, curaheen road" into google maps. The pitches there are all grass. There will be changing rooms set aside for us so that wont be a problem. As for how much space we ll be allocated (and how many pitches we can have marked out) we ll have to wait until closer to the time when we have a better idea of how many teams will be taking part. The groundstaff will be able to mark the pitches out for us beforehand.

So far, the Clonmel Warriors and Southeast Strongbows are confirmed, and a number of other teams have expressed interest.

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]]>http://www.irishflagfootball.com/content/news/News_Item.asp?content_ID=817/01/2011Team Ireland U13’s finish 2nd in European Championships

The Team Ireland Under 13’s squad had a very impressive debut in the European Flag Football Championship Finals, played in Rome, Italy over the weekend of 17th to 19th September. The team finished in second place overall, after reaching the Final, where they were defeated by reigning Champions, the Netherlands.

The Irish team got off to a very impressive start in the league stage of the competition with comprehensive victories over Austria and Germany on Saturday morning. The team then lost to Switzerland on Saturday afternoon.  On Sunday morning, they were involved in two close games – losing to host country Italy by only 1 point and then beating the Netherlands by 1 point.  Three wins qualified the team for the Semis.

Team Ireland had a comfortable 33-24 victory over Austria in the Semi-final, but then lost by 39-13 to the Netherlands in the Grand Final.

The players representing Ireland were selected from the schools currently participating in the Schools Flag Football programme underway in the Midlands.  This is the first time that an Irish underage flag football team contested a European finals. All of the players in the squad were introduced to the sport for the firts time through the Schools Flag programme. The team is being coached by Ken Farrell and Aidan Waters, both of whom are involved in the programme.  What is also notable, is that the Irish squad was the youngest in the competition. As the players were selected from Primary Schools, the majority are only 11 or 12 years old and so will still qualify for U13 level next year.

All games were played in Rome’s Stadio Pasquale Giannattasio.

The tournament website is: http://www.euroflagrome2010.com

Team Ireland Results:

Saturday 18th:

Ireland 32 -14 Austria

Ireland 49-19 Germany

Ireland 0-13 Switzerland.

Sunday 19th:

Ireland 26-27 Italy

Ireland 20-19 Netherlands.

Semi-Final:

Ireland 33-24 Austria

Final:

Ireland 13-39 Netherlands.

]]>http://www.irishflagfootball.com/content/news/News_Item.asp?content_ID=509/01/2011EFAF Flag Football Conference held in DublinMonday, October 18th, 2010

IAFA hosted the first ever EFAF Conference on Flag Football in Dublin over the weekend of the 16/17th October. Delegates from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and Sweden attended the conference.

Among the issues discussed was the introduction of the revised rules for Flag Football, planning for future events and the publication of a hosting guide for competitions.

“Flag Football has taken a great step forward with this conference and there have been lots of great ideas exchanged. Of course, we are delighted that Ireland hosted this event and the we are playing a leading role in the development of Flag Football in Europe” said Conference Chairman, Greg Loughran.

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